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@ -98,29 +98,49 @@ type Config struct {
Comm communicator.Config `mapstructure:",squash"`
common.FloppyConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
// Use iso from provided url. Qemu must support
// curl block device. This defaults to false.
// curl block device. This defaults to `false`.
ISOSkipCache bool `mapstructure:"iso_skip_cache" required:"false"`
// The accelerator type to use when running the VM.
// This may be none, kvm, tcg, hax, hvf, whpx, or xen. The appropriate
// This may be `none`, `kvm`, `tcg`, `hax`, `hvf`, `whpx`, or `xen`. The appropriate
// software must have already been installed on your build machine to use the
// accelerator you specified. When no accelerator is specified, Packer will try
// to use kvm if it is available but will default to tcg otherwise.
// to use `kvm` if it is available but will default to `tcg` otherwise.
//
// -> The `hax` accelerator has issues attaching CDROM ISOs. This is an
// upstream issue which can be tracked
// [here](https://github.com/intel/haxm/issues/20).
//
// -> The `hvf` and `whpx` accelerator are new and experimental as of
// [QEMU 2.12.0](https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/2.12#Host_support).
// You may encounter issues unrelated to Packer when using these. You may need to
// add [ "-global", "virtio-pci.disable-modern=on" ] to `qemuargs` depending on the
// guest operating system.
//
// -> For `whpx`, note that [Stefan Weil's QEMU for Windows distribution](https://qemu.weilnetz.de/w64/)
// does not include WHPX support and users may need to compile or source a
// build of QEMU for Windows themselves with WHPX support.
Accelerator string `mapstructure:"accelerator" required:"false"`
// The number of cpus to use when building the VM.
// The default is 1 CPU.
// The default is `1` CPU.
CpuCount int `mapstructure:"cpus" required:"false"`
// The interface to use for the disk. Allowed
// values include any of ide, scsi, virtio or virtio-scsi*. Note
// also that any boot commands or kickstart type scripts must have proper
// adjustments for resulting device names. The Qemu builder uses virtio by
// default.
// The interface to use for the disk. Allowed values include any of `ide`,
// `scsi`, `virtio` or `virtio-scsi`^\*. Note also that any boot commands
// or kickstart type scripts must have proper adjustments for resulting
// device names. The Qemu builder uses `virtio` by default.
//
// ^\* Please be aware that use of the `scsi` disk interface has been
// disabled by Red Hat due to a bug described
// [here](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1019220). If you are
// running Qemu on RHEL or a RHEL variant such as CentOS, you *must* choose
// one of the other listed interfaces. Using the `scsi` interface under
// these circumstances will cause the build to fail.
DiskInterface string `mapstructure:"disk_interface" required:"false"`
// The size, in megabytes, of the hard disk to create
// for the VM. By default, this is 40960 (40 GB).
DiskSize uint `mapstructure:"disk_size" required:"false"`
// The cache mode to use for disk. Allowed values
// include any of writethrough, writeback, none, unsafe
// or directsync. By default, this is set to writeback.
// The cache mode to use for disk. Allowed values include any of
// `writethrough`, `writeback`, `none`, `unsafe` or `directsync`. By
// default, this is set to `writeback`.
DiskCache string `mapstructure:"disk_cache" required:"false"`
// The discard mode to use for disk. Allowed values
// include any of unmap or ignore. By default, this is set to ignore.
@ -137,18 +157,21 @@ type Config struct {
// Apply compression to the QCOW2 disk file
// using qemu-img convert. Defaults to false.
DiskCompression bool `mapstructure:"disk_compression" required:"false"`
// Either qcow2 or raw, this specifies the output
// format of the virtual machine image. This defaults to qcow2.
// Either `qcow2` or `raw`, this specifies the output format of the virtual
// machine image. This defaults to `qcow2`.
Format string `mapstructure:"format" required:"false"`
// Packer defaults to building QEMU virtual machines by
// launching a GUI that shows the console of the machine being built. When this
// value is set to true, the machine will start without a console.
// value is set to `true`, the machine will start without a console.
//
// You can still see the console if you make a note of the VNC display
// number chosen, and then connect using `vncviewer -Shared <host>:<display>`
Headless bool `mapstructure:"headless" required:"false"`
// Packer defaults to building from an ISO file, this
// parameter controls whether the ISO URL supplied is actually a bootable
// QEMU image. When this value is set to true, the machine will either clone
// the source or use it as a backing file (if use_backing_file is true);
// then, it will resize the image according to disk_size and boot it.
// Packer defaults to building from an ISO file, this parameter controls
// whether the ISO URL supplied is actually a bootable QEMU image. When
// this value is set to `true`, the machine will either clone the source or
// use it as a backing file (if `use_backing_file` is `true`); then, it
// will resize the image according to `disk_size` and boot it.
DiskImage bool `mapstructure:"disk_image" required:"false"`
// Only applicable when disk_image is true
// and format is qcow2, set this option to true to create a new QCOW2
@ -156,18 +179,18 @@ type Config struct {
// will only contain blocks that have changed compared to the backing file, so
// enabling this option can significantly reduce disk usage.
UseBackingFile bool `mapstructure:"use_backing_file" required:"false"`
// The type of machine emulation to use. Run your
// qemu binary with the flags -machine help to list available types for
// your system. This defaults to pc.
// The type of machine emulation to use. Run your qemu binary with the
// flags `-machine help` to list available types for your system. This
// defaults to `pc`.
MachineType string `mapstructure:"machine_type" required:"false"`
// The amount of memory to use when building the VM
// in megabytes. This defaults to 512 megabytes.
MemorySize int `mapstructure:"memory" required:"false"`
// The driver to use for the network interface. Allowed
// values ne2k_pci, i82551, i82557b, i82559er, rtl8139, e1000,
// pcnet, virtio, virtio-net, virtio-net-pci, usb-net, i82559a,
// i82559b, i82559c, i82550, i82562, i82557a, i82557c, i82801,
// vmxnet3, i82558a or i82558b. The Qemu builder uses virtio-net by
// The driver to use for the network interface. Allowed values `ne2k_pci`,
// `i82551`, `i82557b`, `i82559er`, `rtl8139`, `e1000`, `pcnet`, `virtio`,
// `virtio-net`, `virtio-net-pci`, `usb-net`, `i82559a`, `i82559b`,
// `i82559c`, `i82550`, `i82562`, `i82557a`, `i82557c`, `i82801`,
// `vmxnet3`, `i82558a` or `i82558b`. The Qemu builder uses `virtio-net` by
// default.
NetDevice string `mapstructure:"net_device" required:"false"`
// This is the path to the directory where the
@ -177,11 +200,68 @@ type Config struct {
// the builder. By default this is output-BUILDNAME where "BUILDNAME" is the
// name of the build.
OutputDir string `mapstructure:"output_directory" required:"false"`
// Allows complete control over the
// qemu command line (though not, at this time, qemu-img). Each array of
// strings makes up a command line switch that overrides matching default
// switch/value pairs. Any value specified as an empty string is ignored. All
// values after the switch are concatenated with no separator.
// Allows complete control over the qemu command line (though not, at this
// time, qemu-img). Each array of strings makes up a command line switch
// that overrides matching default switch/value pairs. Any value specified
// as an empty string is ignored. All values after the switch are
// concatenated with no separator.
//
// ~&gt; **Warning:** The qemu command line allows extreme flexibility, so
// beware of conflicting arguments causing failures of your run. For
// instance, using --no-acpi could break the ability to send power signal
// type commands (e.g., shutdown -P now) to the virtual machine, thus
// preventing proper shutdown. To see the defaults, look in the packer.log
// file and search for the qemu-system-x86 command. The arguments are all
// printed for review.
//
// The following shows a sample usage:
//
// ``` json {
// "qemuargs": [
// [ "-m", "1024M" ],
// [ "--no-acpi", "" ],
// [
// "-netdev",
// "user,id=mynet0,",
// "hostfwd=hostip:hostport-guestip:guestport",
// ""
// ],
// [ "-device", "virtio-net,netdev=mynet0" ]
// ]
// } ```
//
// would produce the following (not including other defaults supplied by
// the builder and not otherwise conflicting with the qemuargs):
//
// ``` text qemu-system-x86 -m 1024m --no-acpi -netdev
// user,id=mynet0,hostfwd=hostip:hostport-guestip:guestport -device
// virtio-net,netdev=mynet0" ```
//
// ~&gt; **Windows Users:** [QEMU for Windows](https://qemu.weilnetz.de/)
// builds are available though an environmental variable does need to be
// set for QEMU for Windows to redirect stdout to the console instead of
// stdout.txt.
//
// The following shows the environment variable that needs to be set for
// Windows QEMU support:
//
// ``` text setx SDL_STDIO_REDIRECT=0 ```
//
// You can also use the `SSHHostPort` template variable to produce a packer
// template that can be invoked by `make` in parallel:
//
// ``` json {
// "qemuargs": [
// [ "-netdev", "user,hostfwd=tcp::{{ .SSHHostPort }}-:22,id=forward"],
// [ "-device", "virtio-net,netdev=forward,id=net0"]
// ]
// } ```
//
// `make -j 3 my-awesome-packer-templates` spawns 3 packer processes, each
// of which will bind to their own SSH port as determined by each process.
// This will also work with WinRM, just change the port forward in
// `qemuargs` to map to WinRM's default port of `5985` or whatever value
// you have the service set to listen on.
QemuArgs [][]string `mapstructure:"qemuargs" required:"false"`
// The name of the Qemu binary to look for. This
// defaults to qemu-system-x86_64, but may need to be changed for

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@ -77,54 +77,24 @@ Note that you will need to set `"headless": true` if you are running Packer
on a Linux server without X11; or if you are connected via ssh to a remote
Linux server and have not enabled X11 forwarding (`ssh -X`).
## ISO Configuration Reference
<%= partial "partials/common/ISOConfig" %>
### Required:
- `iso_checksum` (string) - The checksum for the OS ISO file. Because ISO
files are so large, this is required and Packer will verify it prior to
booting a virtual machine with the ISO attached. The type of the checksum is
specified with `iso_checksum_type`, documented below. At least one of
`iso_checksum` and `iso_checksum_url` must be defined. This has precedence
over `iso_checksum_url` type.
- `iso_checksum_type` (string) - The type of the checksum specified in
`iso_checksum`. Valid values are `none`, `md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, or
`sha512` currently. While `none` will skip checksumming, this is not
recommended since ISO files are generally large and corruption does happen
from time to time.
- `iso_checksum_url` (string) - A URL to a GNU or BSD style checksum file
containing a checksum for the OS ISO file. At least one of `iso_checksum`
and `iso_checksum_url` must be defined. This will be ignored if
`iso_checksum` is non empty.
- `iso_url` (string) - A URL to the ISO containing the installation image.
This URL can be either an HTTP URL or a file URL (or path to a file). If
this is an HTTP URL, Packer will download it and cache it between runs.
This can also be a URL to an IMG or QCOW2 file, in which case QEMU will
boot directly from it. When passing a path to an IMG or QCOW2 file, you
should set `disk_image` to `true`.
<%= partial "partials/common/ISOConfig-required" %>
### Optional:
- `accelerator` (string) - The accelerator type to use when running the VM.
This may be `none`, `kvm`, `tcg`, `hax`, `hvf`, `whpx`, or `xen`. The appropriate
software must have already been installed on your build machine to use the
accelerator you specified. When no accelerator is specified, Packer will try
to use `kvm` if it is available but will default to `tcg` otherwise.
<%= partial "partials/common/ISOConfig-not-required" %>
-&gt; The `hax` accelerator has issues attaching CDROM ISOs. This is an
upstream issue which can be tracked
[here](https://github.com/intel/haxm/issues/20).
## Specific Configuration Reference
-&gt; The `hvf` and `whpx` accelerator are new and experimental as of
[QEMU 2.12.0](https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/2.12#Host_support).
You may encounter issues unrelated to Packer when using these. You may need to
add [ "-global", "virtio-pci.disable-modern=on" ] to `qemuargs` depending on the
guest operating system.
-&gt; For `whpx`, note that [Stefan Weil's QEMU for Windows distribution](https://qemu.weilnetz.de/w64/)
does not include WHPX support and users may need to compile or source a
build of QEMU for Windows themselves with WHPX support.
### Optional:
<%= partial "partials/builder/qemu/Config-not-required" %>
DADA
- `boot_command` (array of strings) - This is an array of commands to type
when the virtual machine is first booted. The goal of these commands should
@ -139,46 +109,6 @@ Linux server and have not enabled X11 forwarding (`ssh -X`).
five seconds and one minute 30 seconds, respectively. If this isn't
specified, the default is `10s` or 10 seconds.
- `cpus` (number) - The number of cpus to use when building the VM.
The default is `1` CPU.
- `disk_cache` (string) - The cache mode to use for disk. Allowed values
include any of `writethrough`, `writeback`, `none`, `unsafe`
or `directsync`. By default, this is set to `writeback`.
- `disk_compression` (boolean) - Apply compression to the QCOW2 disk file
using `qemu-img convert`. Defaults to `false`.
- `disk_discard` (string) - The discard mode to use for disk. Allowed values
include any of `unmap` or `ignore`. By default, this is set to `ignore`.
- `disk_detect_zeroes` (string) - The detect-zeroes mode to use for disk.
Allowed values include any of `unmap`, `on` or `off`. Defaults to `off`.
When the value is "off" we don't set the flag in the qemu command, so that
Packer still works with old versions of QEMU that don't have this option.
- `disk_image` (boolean) - Packer defaults to building from an ISO file, this
parameter controls whether the ISO URL supplied is actually a bootable
QEMU image. When this value is set to `true`, the machine will either clone
the source or use it as a backing file (if `use_backing_file` is `true`);
then, it will resize the image according to `disk_size` and boot it.
- `disk_interface` (string) - The interface to use for the disk. Allowed
values include any of `ide`, `scsi`, `virtio` or `virtio-scsi`^\*. Note
also that any boot commands or kickstart type scripts must have proper
adjustments for resulting device names. The Qemu builder uses `virtio` by
default.
^\* Please be aware that use of the `scsi` disk interface has been disabled
by Red Hat due to a bug described
[here](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1019220).
If you are running Qemu on RHEL or a RHEL variant such as CentOS, you
*must* choose one of the other listed interfaces. Using the `scsi`
interface under these circumstances will cause the build to fail.
- `disk_size` (number) - The size, in megabytes, of the hard disk to create
for the VM. By default, this is `40960` (40 GB).
- `floppy_dirs` (array of strings) - A list of directories to place onto
the floppy disk recursively. This is similar to the `floppy_files` option
except that the directory structure is preserved. This is useful for when
@ -199,16 +129,6 @@ Linux server and have not enabled X11 forwarding (`ssh -X`).
listed files must not exceed 1.44 MB. The supported ways to move large
files into the OS are using `http_directory` or [the file provisioner](https://www.packer.io/docs/provisioners/file.html).
- `format` (string) - Either `qcow2` or `raw`, this specifies the output
format of the virtual machine image. This defaults to `qcow2`.
- `headless` (boolean) - Packer defaults to building QEMU virtual machines by
launching a GUI that shows the console of the machine being built. When this
value is set to `true`, the machine will start without a console.
You can still see the console if you make a note of the VNC display
number chosen, and then connect using `vncviewer -Shared <host>:<display>`
- `http_directory` (string) - Path to a directory to serve using an
HTTP server. The files in this directory will be available over HTTP that
will be requestable from the virtual machine. This is useful for hosting
@ -224,162 +144,6 @@ Linux server and have not enabled X11 forwarding (`ssh -X`).
to force the HTTP server to be on one port, make this minimum and maximum
port the same. By default the values are `8000` and `9000`, respectively.
- `iso_skip_cache` (boolean) - Use iso from provided url. Qemu must support
curl block device. This defaults to `false`.
- `iso_target_extension` (string) - The extension of the iso file after
download. This defaults to `iso`.
- `iso_target_path` (string) - The path where the iso should be saved after
download. By default will go in the packer cache, with a hash of the
original filename as its name.
- `iso_urls` (array of strings) - Multiple URLs for the ISO to download.
Packer will try these in order. If anything goes wrong attempting to
download or while downloading a single URL, it will move on to the next. All
URLs must point to the same file (same checksum). By default this is empty
and `iso_url` is used. Only one of `iso_url` or `iso_urls` can be specified.
- `machine_type` (string) - The type of machine emulation to use. Run your
qemu binary with the flags `-machine help` to list available types for
your system. This defaults to `pc`.
- `memory` (number) - The amount of memory to use when building the VM
in megabytes. This defaults to `512` megabytes.
- `net_device` (string) - The driver to use for the network interface. Allowed
values `ne2k_pci`, `i82551`, `i82557b`, `i82559er`, `rtl8139`, `e1000`,
`pcnet`, `virtio`, `virtio-net`, `virtio-net-pci`, `usb-net`, `i82559a`,
`i82559b`, `i82559c`, `i82550`, `i82562`, `i82557a`, `i82557c`, `i82801`,
`vmxnet3`, `i82558a` or `i82558b`. The Qemu builder uses `virtio-net` by
default.
- `output_directory` (string) - This is the path to the directory where the
resulting virtual machine will be created. This may be relative or absolute.
If relative, the path is relative to the working directory when `packer`
is executed. This directory must not exist or be empty prior to running
the builder. By default this is `output-BUILDNAME` where "BUILDNAME" is the
name of the build.
- `qemu_binary` (string) - The name of the Qemu binary to look for. This
defaults to `qemu-system-x86_64`, but may need to be changed for
some platforms. For example `qemu-kvm`, or `qemu-system-i386` may be a
better choice for some systems.
- `qemuargs` (array of array of strings) - Allows complete control over the
qemu command line (though not, at this time, qemu-img). Each array of
strings makes up a command line switch that overrides matching default
switch/value pairs. Any value specified as an empty string is ignored. All
values after the switch are concatenated with no separator.
~&gt; **Warning:** The qemu command line allows extreme flexibility, so beware
of conflicting arguments causing failures of your run. For instance, using
--no-acpi could break the ability to send power signal type commands (e.g.,
shutdown -P now) to the virtual machine, thus preventing proper shutdown. To see
the defaults, look in the packer.log file and search for the qemu-system-x86
command. The arguments are all printed for review.
The following shows a sample usage:
``` json
{
"qemuargs": [
[ "-m", "1024M" ],
[ "--no-acpi", "" ],
[
"-netdev",
"user,id=mynet0,",
"hostfwd=hostip:hostport-guestip:guestport",
""
],
[ "-device", "virtio-net,netdev=mynet0" ]
]
}
```
would produce the following (not including other defaults supplied by the
builder and not otherwise conflicting with the qemuargs):
``` text
qemu-system-x86 -m 1024m --no-acpi -netdev user,id=mynet0,hostfwd=hostip:hostport-guestip:guestport -device virtio-net,netdev=mynet0"
```
~&gt; **Windows Users:** [QEMU for Windows](https://qemu.weilnetz.de/) builds are available though an environmental variable does need
to be set for QEMU for Windows to redirect stdout to the console instead of stdout.txt.
The following shows the environment variable that needs to be set for Windows QEMU support:
``` text
setx SDL_STDIO_REDIRECT=0
```
You can also use the `SSHHostPort` template variable to produce a packer
template that can be invoked by `make` in parallel:
``` json
{
"qemuargs": [
[ "-netdev", "user,hostfwd=tcp::{{ .SSHHostPort }}-:22,id=forward"],
[ "-device", "virtio-net,netdev=forward,id=net0"]
]
}
```
`make -j 3 my-awesome-packer-templates` spawns 3 packer processes, each of which
will bind to their own SSH port as determined by each process. This will also
work with WinRM, just change the port forward in `qemuargs` to map to WinRM's
default port of `5985` or whatever value you have the service set to listen on.
- `use_backing_file` (boolean) - Only applicable when `disk_image` is `true`
and `format` is `qcow2`, set this option to `true` to create a new QCOW2
file that uses the file located at `iso_url` as a backing file. The new file
will only contain blocks that have changed compared to the backing file, so
enabling this option can significantly reduce disk usage.
- `use_default_display` (boolean) - If true, do not pass a `-display` option
to qemu, allowing it to choose the default. This may be needed when running
under macOS, and getting errors about `sdl` not being available.
- `shutdown_command` (string) - The command to use to gracefully shut down the
machine once all the provisioning is done. By default this is an empty
string, which tells Packer to just forcefully shut down the machine unless a
shutdown command takes place inside script so this may safely be omitted. It
is important to add a `shutdown_command`. By default Packer halts the virtual
machine and the file system may not be sync'd. Thus, changes made in a
provisioner might not be saved. If one or more scripts require a reboot it is
suggested to leave this blank since reboots may fail and specify the final
shutdown command in your last script.
- `shutdown_timeout` (string) - The amount of time to wait after executing the
`shutdown_command` for the virtual machine to actually shut down. If it
doesn't shut down in this time, it is an error. By default, the timeout is
`5m` or five minutes.
- `skip_compaction` (boolean) - Packer compacts the QCOW2 image using
`qemu-img convert`. Set this option to `true` to disable compacting.
Defaults to `false`.
- `ssh_host_port_min` and `ssh_host_port_max` (number) - The minimum and
maximum port to use for the SSH port on the host machine which is forwarded
to the SSH port on the guest machine. Because Packer often runs in parallel,
Packer will choose a randomly available port in this range to use as the
host port. By default this is `2222` to `4444`.
- `vm_name` (string) - This is the name of the image (QCOW2 or IMG) file for
the new virtual machine. By default this is `packer-BUILDNAME`, where
"BUILDNAME" is the name of the build. Currently, no file extension will be
used unless it is specified in this option.
- `vnc_bind_address` (string / IP address) - The IP address that should be
binded to for VNC. By default packer will use `127.0.0.1` for this. If you
wish to bind to all interfaces use `0.0.0.0`.
- `vnc_port_min` and `vnc_port_max` (number) - The minimum and maximum port
to use for VNC access to the virtual machine. The builder uses VNC to type
the initial `boot_command`. Because Packer generally runs in parallel,
Packer uses a randomly chosen port in this range that appears available. By
default this is `5900` to `6000`. The minimum and maximum ports are inclusive.
## Boot Command
The `boot_command` configuration is very important: it specifies the keys to

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curl block device. This defaults to false.
- `accelerator` (string) - The accelerator type to use when running the VM.
This may be none, kvm, tcg, hax, hvf, whpx, or xen. The appropriate
This may be `none`, `kvm`, `tcg`, `hax`, `hvf`, `whpx`, or `xen`. The appropriate
software must have already been installed on your build machine to use the
accelerator you specified. When no accelerator is specified, Packer will try
to use kvm if it is available but will default to tcg otherwise.
to use `kvm` if it is available but will default to `tcg` otherwise.
-&gt; The `hax` accelerator has issues attaching CDROM ISOs. This is an
upstream issue which can be tracked
[here](https://github.com/intel/haxm/issues/20).
-&gt; The `hvf` and `whpx` accelerator are new and experimental as of
[QEMU 2.12.0](https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/2.12#Host_support).
You may encounter issues unrelated to Packer when using these. You may need to
add [ "-global", "virtio-pci.disable-modern=on" ] to `qemuargs` depending on the
guest operating system.
-&gt; For `whpx`, note that [Stefan Weil's QEMU for Windows distribution](https://qemu.weilnetz.de/w64/)
does not include WHPX support and users may need to compile or source a
build of QEMU for Windows themselves with WHPX support.
- `cpus` (int) - The number of cpus to use when building the VM.
The default is 1 CPU.
The default is `1` CPU.
- `disk_interface` (string) - The interface to use for the disk. Allowed
values include any of ide, scsi, virtio or virtio-scsi*. Note
@ -21,9 +35,9 @@
- `disk_size` (uint) - The size, in megabytes, of the hard disk to create
for the VM. By default, this is 40960 (40 GB).
- `disk_cache` (string) - The cache mode to use for disk. Allowed values
include any of writethrough, writeback, none, unsafe
or directsync. By default, this is set to writeback.
- `disk_cache` (string) - The cache mode to use for disk. Allowed values include any of
`writethrough`, `writeback`, `none`, `unsafe` or `directsync`. By
default, this is set to `writeback`.
- `disk_discard` (string) - The discard mode to use for disk. Allowed values
include any of unmap or ignore. By default, this is set to ignore.
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launching a GUI that shows the console of the machine being built. When this
value is set to true, the machine will start without a console.
- `disk_image` (bool) - Packer defaults to building from an ISO file, this
parameter controls whether the ISO URL supplied is actually a bootable
QEMU image. When this value is set to true, the machine will either clone
the source or use it as a backing file (if use_backing_file is true);
then, it will resize the image according to disk_size and boot it.
- `disk_image` (bool) - Packer defaults to building from an ISO file, this parameter controls
whether the ISO URL supplied is actually a bootable QEMU image. When
this value is set to `true`, the machine will either clone the source or
use it as a backing file (if `use_backing_file` is `true`); then, it
will resize the image according to `disk_size` and boot it.
- `use_backing_file` (bool) - Only applicable when disk_image is true
and format is qcow2, set this option to true to create a new QCOW2
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some platforms. For example qemu-kvm, or qemu-system-i386 may be a
better choice for some systems.
- `shutdown_command` (string) - The command to use to gracefully shut down the
machine once all the provisioning is done. By default this is an empty
string, which tells Packer to just forcefully shut down the machine unless a
shutdown command takes place inside script so this may safely be omitted. It
is important to add a shutdown_command. By default Packer halts the virtual
machine and the file system may not be sync'd. Thus, changes made in a
provisioner might not be saved. If one or more scripts require a reboot it is
suggested to leave this blank since reboots may fail and specify the final
shutdown command in your last script.
- `ssh_host_port_min` (int) - The minimum and
maximum port to use for the SSH port on the host machine which is forwarded
to the SSH port on the guest machine. Because Packer often runs in parallel,
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TODO(@mitchellh): remove
- `run_once` (bool) - TODO(mitchellh): deprecate
- `shutdown_timeout` (string) - The amount of time to wait after executing the
shutdown_command for the virtual machine to actually shut down. If it
doesn't shut down in this time, it is an error. By default, the timeout is
5m or five minutes.